CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 30, 2010 (PART ONE)
Volleyball Captures Share of MIAA Regular Season Title With Win Over Alma;
Men's Soccer Retains Share of MIAA Lead With Home Win Over Alma;
Swimming and Diving Teams Defeat Alma in MIAA Dual Meets
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Alma 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-20)
By sports information student assistant Andrew Knot
In their final regular season game, the Knights rattled off another three set
victory against Alma on Saturday. Ranked seventh nationally, Calvin (24-3
overall, 15-1 MIAA) won 25-17, 25-14, and 25-20, showing off some impressive
front and back row defense.
With the win, Calvin clinched a share of the final MIAA regular season title –
Calvin’s first since 2007 and its 17th overall which leads all MIAA
institutions. Calvin shares the final league crown with Hope which defeated St.
Mary’s on Saturday to also finish 15-1 in league play.
“I thought we played amazing defense today. It was one of our best defensive
performances of the year,” said Coach Amber Warners.
Calvin opened the first set with big kills from both Lizzie and Rebecca Kamp.
They were helped by some diving defensive efforts from libero Kelly Peterson.
Junior Renee DeHaan closed out the set with a strong kill off the block of the
Scots.
Calvin went down 4-0 to begin the second set, but then stormed back to take an
8-5 lead, forcing Alma Coach Cheyenne Luzynski to call a timeout. Out of the
timeout, Calvin continued to roll, taking the game to 16-7 before Luzynski
called another timeout. Rebecca Kamp then came through with a big kill in the
middle to finish the second set.
Alma gave Calvin a tough third set, leading 18-14 at one point. The Knights
charged back to take a lead, and then tie the game at 20-20. Freshman setter
Megan Rietema tipped on the second contact twice to give Calvin a victory in
the third set and their 14th conference win.
“It feels great [to ensure a share of the conference title],” said Warners.
“We’ve worked hard and it’s a great accomplishment. I’m really proud of the
way they’ve played over the past month,” she concluded.
Calvin will hold the second seed for next week’s MIAA Tournament as Hope holds
the tiebreaker edge over the Knights by virtue of defeating Calvin in three
sets earlier this year while Calvin’s win over Hope was in four sets.
Calvin will host Adrian in a first round MIAA Tournament match Tuesday night
at 7 p.m.
FINAL 2010 MIAA REGULAR SEASON VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Calvin 15-1
Hope 15-1
Alma 12-4
Kalamazoo 10-6
Olivet 7-9
Trine 6-10
Adrian 4-12
St. Mary’s 3-13
Albion 0-16
MIAA TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Tuesday, November 2 (all times 7 p.m.)
#8 Saint Mary’s (3-13, 5-20) at #1 Hope (15-1, 23-4)
#7 Adrian (4-12, 10-17) at #2 Calvin (15-1, 24-3)
#6 Trine (6-10, 10-18) at #3 Alma (12-4, 17-11)
#5 Olivet (7-9, 12-14) at #4 Kalamazoo (10-6, 18-9)
Friday, November 5
Semifinals at highest seed
Saturday, November 6
Finals at Friday site
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 2, Alma 0
By sports information student assistant Andrew Knot
Calvin kept its hopes of an MIAA crown alive with a 2-0 win over Alma on
Saturday.
With the win, Calvin remains tied for the MIAA lead with Hope with 24 points,
one point ahead of Adrian (23 points) and two points ahead of Olivet (22
points).
Alma, the last place team in the MIAA, came out aggressively in the opening
minutes, but Calvin soon settled down and took control of the game. The
Knights owned possession and exhibited some excellent ball distribution.
But until the 39th minute, the Knights were held scoreless. Then junior Chris
Nance lasered a ball into the box. Joe Broekhuizen received the pass with his
back to the goal, turned and fired a shot at the far post.
That goal gave Calvin a momentum boost with just six minutes remaining in the
half. Going into the second half, Calvin continued to dominate possession, but
Alma’s defense was staunch, keeping the Knights off the board.
Then with 2:11 remaining in the game, Scott Hooker found some room inside the
box and was taken down. His efforts earned a penalty kick for Calvin. Hooker
buried the ball in the lower right corner, sealing the victory for Calvin.
Ryan Bratt and the defense earned another shut out in the back and limited
Alma to nine shots on the game.
“It took us time to figure out where we could find our breaks. And
eventually, we found two,” said Coach Chris Hughes.
The Knights will have to continue their winning streak if they want to keep
MIAA championship hopes alive.
“We need to take care of our own game. We have to find three points every
game,” said Hughes.
Calvin travels to Albion on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. contest and will host Trine
next Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-30-10
Calvin 7-2-3 (24 points)
Hope 8-4-0 (24 points)
Adrian 7-3-2 (23 points)
Olivet 7-4-1 (22 points)
Kalamazoo 6-6-0 (18 points)
Trine 5-6-1 (16 points)
Trine 3-9-0 (9 points)
Alma 1-10-1 (4 points)
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
ALMA - The Calvin men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up MIAA
dual meet victories at Alma Saturday afternoon with the men defeating the host
Scots 149-84 while the Calvin women's team defeated Alma 150-66.
Both Calvin teams are now 1-1 in dual meet action this year.
In the women's meet, Calvin took first place in 10 events. Freshman Elizabeth
Schleh (Mount Vernon, WA) was a double-winner, taking first place in the 200 IM
(2:23.62) and 500 freestyle (5:32.89). Other individual winners included
freshman Claire Strunk (Evanston, IL) in the 1,000 freestyle (11:09.70), senior
Kendra Kinzer (Fort Wayne, IN) in the 200 freestyle (2:03.01), sophomore
Stephanie Fox (Kentwood, MI) in the 50 freestyle (26.20), sophomore Rachel Bos
(Unity Christian HS) in the 100 butterfly (1:02.96), sophomore Rachel Colasurdo
(Chesapeake, VA) in the 100 freestyle (55.67), senior Monica Bressler
(Sandusky, OH) in the 100 backstroke (1:04.51) and freshman Elise Kauffman
(Sugerland, TX) on the three-meter diving board (245.90). Calvin's 200 medley
relay of senior Caitlin Alexander (Holland Christian HS), Colasurdo, sophomore
Kristen Bjorklund (Saint Paul, MN) and freshman Margaret Rechel (Worthington,
OH) took first place in a time of 1:56.02.
On the men's side, Calvin received wins from junior Ross Battoclette
(Cincinnati, OH) in the 50 freestyle (22.58) and 100 freestyle (49.21),
freshman Andrew Krafft (Fort Wayne, IN) on the three-meter board (256.45) and
one-meter board (285.75), sophomore Stephen Kraft (Warsaw, IN) in the 100
backstroke (56.47) and freshman Peter Johnson (Oak Forest, IL) in the 100
breaststroke (1:04.77). Calvin's 200 freestyle relay team of sophomore Devin
Heitz (Brockport, NY), junior Greg Gorham (Minneapolis, MN), sophomore Mark
Rushlow (Goshen, IN) and freshman Casey Harless (DeWitt, MI) took first place
in a time of 1:33.53. Calvin's 200 medley relay of freshman Andrew Mitchell
(Iron Mountain, MI), Gorham, Johnson and Rushlow also claimed first in a time
of 1:42.35.
Both Calvin teams return to action next Saturday, traveling to Wheaton (IL)
for non-conference dual meets.
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